Poland's Aleksandra Mirosław sets new world record to win speed climbing gold in Seoul

On 24 September 2025, Polish climber Aleksandra Mirosław became world champion in speed climbing at the World Championships in Seoul, South Korea.

Polish athlete Aleksandra Mirosław, pictured at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, claimed the world championship in speed climbing in Seoul on 24 September 2025.

Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa

Aleksandra Mirosław set a new world record of 6.03 seconds, improving her previous mark by 0.03 seconds, and beat China’s Lijuan Deng, who finished in 6.22 seconds. Bronze went to another Chinese athlete, Yafei Zhou.

ALEKSANDRA MIROSLAW SMASHED THE WORLD RECORD IN SEOUL AND BECAME A THREE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION!! pic.twitter.com/nRRC698VQC

— International Federation of Sport Climbing (@ifsclimbing) September 24, 2025

This is Mirosław’s third world title in speed climbing, adding to her Olympic gold from Paris 2024 and previous world championship wins in 2018 and 2019.

Hang it in the Louvre 🖼️ pic.twitter.com/pQq6DnYwxk

— International Federation of Sport Climbing (@ifsclimbing) September 24, 2025

The 31-year-old remains one of the most decorated and dominant athletes in her sport.

The women’s Speed podium in Seoul:

🥇 @OlaMiroslaw 🇵🇱
🥈 Deng Lijuan 🇨🇳
🥉 Zhou Yafei 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/1EPuWBxCmW

— International Federation of Sport Climbing (@ifsclimbing) September 24, 2025

Read more about this topic:

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• Polish speed climber sets new world record at Paris Olympics

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Source: International Federation of Sport Climbing